KKR vs MI Match Highlights: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the defending champions could not start the campaign on a strong note as they eventually lost a game among the two games he played in this season of the IPL.
On the other hand, Mumbai Indians started their campaign in the most traditional fashion losing both games in the season. Mumbai headed to their home ground at the Wankhede winless and Pandya and co. would hope for the best.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya went on to win the match against Kolkata Knight Riders, as they opted to bowl first on the even track of Wankhede Stadium.
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IPL 2025 KKR vs MI Match Highlights
KKR vs MI Match Highlights: Defending Champions struggle on a flat Wankhede track
The Kolkata Knight Riders till now did not have a very good start to their batting inning, as in neither of the matches they could convert it to a very big total. Though Quinton de Kock seemed in stunning form during the chase in the last game.
This time around the MI bowlers looked like a surprise package for the KKR batters. Sunil Narine in the first over and QDK got dismissed in the second over of the game as they struggled early with 2 wickets.
While Ashwani Kumar who made his debut for Mumbai Indians in the IPL went on to pick a 4-wicket haul in their 3 overs. While Deepak Chahar picked two wickets, and the likes of Vignesh Puthur, Trent Boult, Hardik Pandya and Mitchell Santner also picked a wicket each.
Including the impact player Manish Pandey in the playing 11 did not help much for the Knight Riders as they were bowled out for 116 in just 16.2 overs.
KKR vs MI Match Highlights: MI seal maiden win in IPL 2025
Mumbai Indians brought in their seasoned opener Rohit Sharma for Vignesh Puthur as he turned them into an impact player. Sharma, while opening alongside Rickelton, scored the best opening partnership for Mumbai Indians.
MI scored 121 runs in just 12.5 overs, as Ryan Rickelton with a quickfire 62* and Suryakumar Yadav’s blistering 9-ball 27 runs helped MI end the total in less than 13 overs. Andre Russell was the pick among the bowlers with two wickets, but that was not enough to cause the match for MI.
KKR vs MI Match Highlights: IPL 2025 Updated Points Table
| POS | TEAM | P | W | L | NR | NRR | PTS |
| 1 | RCB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.266 | 4 |
| 2 | DC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.32 | 4 |
| 3 | LSG | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.963 | 2 |
| 4 | GT | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.625 | 2 |
| 5 | PBKS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.55 | 2 |
| 6 | MI | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.309 | 2 |
| 7 | CSK | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.771 | 2 |
| 8 | SRH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -0.871 | 2 |
| 9 | RR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1.112 | 2 |
| 10 | KKR | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1.428 | 2 |
